Case Number: 7753

Coles, Hudson - Age 39 - Colored - Shot to death at 2:15 PM at home, 3609 Calumet Ave., by his wife, Alcester Coles, when they quarreled over their laundry business. On 8/18/25 Mrs. Coles was held by the Coroner for Manslaughter. 2A Dist. 12/9/25 - Acquitted - Gemmill.


Circumstances

Date of Offense August 17, 1925
Date of Death August 17, 1925
Time Between Offense and Death Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
Address 3609 Calumet Ave.
Type of Location Residence
Location Description in home at calumet Ave.
Type of Death Manslaughter
Description Family quarrel
Total Number of Victims 1
Location in home at calumet Ave.
Type of Manslaughter Unintentional killing with gun
Type of Residence Residence of both victim and defendant

Victim

Name Coles, Hudson
Age 39 years
Gender Male
Race Black
Ethnicity African American
Related by Blood or Marriage Common law spouses

Defendant

Name Coles, Alcester
Gender Female
Ethnicity African American
Race Black
Related by Blood or Marriage Common law spouses

Police

Precinct 2
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date Defendant Arrested 18-Aug-25
Time Between Crime and Arrest Days
Total Number of Defendants Arrested 1

Legal

Date of Coroner's Decision August 18, 1925
Outcome of Coroner's Judgment Defendant held to Grand Jury
Charges Against Defendant No
Trial Judge Gemmill
Type of Legal Decision Recorded Coroner, trial
Jury Verdict Yes
Allegations of Police Corruption No
Date of Sentence December 9, 1925
Outcome of Grand Jury Decision Indictment for manslaughter
Outcome of Trial Acquitted

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